Former Met Police officer who was a Special Constable in Dorset jailed for two rapes
Jake Cummings, from Hemel Hempstead, faced a retrial for the two offences, and was today sentenced for both and a series of other crimes
Last updated 24th Sep 2025
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed to 16 years concurrent sentence for two counts of rape plus two years on licence, following a retrial at St Albans Crown Court.
Jake Cummings, 26, from Hemel Hempstead, was convicted in July in relation to the offences against two victims.
Cummings was a special constable in Dorset and then a police officer in London when he carried out harassment, coercive behaviour and other abusive behaviour against three women for a total of just under five years through to 2024.
In October 2024, Cummings was found guilty of three counts of coercive and controlling behaviour, two counts of voyeurism and one count of stalking - after pleading guilty to two. He was acquitted of one count of voyeurism.
The jury at that trial could not reach a decision on two counts of rape, leading to the retrial.
Cummings was remanded in custody after the first trial to await further proceedings, and has today been sentenced for all offences.
The investigation began when a woman made a report in February 2024. A second victim came forward later that month, following media coverage of the case. A third victim was identified in April 2024 when officers examined Cummings’ mobile phone.
All three women had been in separate relationships with Cummings across a four-year period.
The court heard that between July 2019 and February 2024, he subjected them to harassment, coercive control and other abusive behaviour, which in some cases continued after the relationships ended.
He used a tracking app to follow each of their whereabouts, called Live360, and used what the His Honour Judge Siddique described as "emotional blackmail" to control them.
He said Cummings had behaved in a strikingly similar way towards all three victims.
Only two weeks after the breakdown of one relationship, Cummings started a new relationship with his next victim, against which he committed 4 offences over a period of 20 months.
While raping one of the women, he told her "you knew what would happen if you came here", which made her feel violated.
After the rape of another victim, he proceeded to send her many messages asking her if she had consented to sex, to which she replied 'no'.
The judge said he lured both under false pretences, demonstrating his desire to "do what you want, where you want, and to exercise control over them".
In a statement read by the prosecution in court, one of the women said "he always had to know where I was", "I wasn't allowed on my phone", and that she "wasn’t free to live her life".
She said: "I worry about when he gets out of prison as I don’t think things will change. I worry I many never be able to live normally again."
Another victim said she'd since been diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
She said: "The way that Jake would gaslight me … often left me confused and doubting myself. I lost a significant amount of confidence in myself and within social situations.
"I lost a little bit of me really."
She also described being suspicious of people, struggling to trust anyone new, and second guessing everything.
The third victim said he segregated her from her family, that she lives in constant fear, never able to let her guard down, and that her depression has gotten worse - being in a constant 'fight or flight mode'.
Defence barrister Miss Lloyd Jacob said Cummings understood and accepted the jury verdicts, and that he was committed to engaging with whatever programmes are available to him.
She argued individuals are not fully neurologically developed prior to the age of 25, pointing to his "young age" at the time of the offences.
The case was initially investigated by Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Sexual Offences Investigation Team, before being transferred to the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit due to its complexity.
Detective Inspector Dale Mepstead, from the Major Crime Unit, said:
“The emotional impact of Cummings’ offending will live with his victims for many years, but it is through their brave testimony that he has finally been brought to justice.
“My team has worked tirelessly to investigate these crimes and give Cummings’ victims the justice they deserve.
“I commend all three victims for their bravery and courage in coming forward and assisting us with our enquiries. I hope that the knowledge that he is facing a considerable time behind bars provides a sense of relief and I hope they can begin to move on with their lives.”
Victims of crime in Hertfordshire can access support through Beacon, the county’s Victim Care Centre, at hertfordshirebeacon.org
Those affected by sexual abuse or sexual violence can contact Herts Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) on 0330 223 0099 or visit hertssarc.org for support.